Armor-plate.



J5 N. PAPBNDRY. ARMOR PLATE.

VLPPLIGATIOH FILED MAY 13, 1911.

Patented J an. 9, 1912.

wire P315 cable's Applieatiee. :iileri May l, Joseen f. PAEENDRY, Stetes, the count a have lowing e 1o iel etes to armor lie, and .ticule piiitiou to certain novel :its in eiefeinsive armor oitificetione. out my invention, it is my ose fireside an armor designs o A protection, egei 1e consul i i ment. 1 ve recited obgects and others sn iiei" net-ere View, the invention (insist the construction, combination and eeres selling Within one the eppeniieel ciaus.

the :ieoompeinying drewingz-i -Figure 1 18 a horizontal sectional View taken through e portion of a well, such as the side of a, War

vessei or zo ftificat and showing my improved d thereto. 2 is e veii'ticei view taken through the armor. fig, 332.11 View of the sieeve piste for te eds.

Refer mg new to the accompanying drewing in detail, the letter A indicates the sie or? a war vessel or the like, to which my iniproved" armo is sle'signed to be eppiie The belly of the eirmoi plate itself comprises a bael zing. foiczneei of mesh or netting; of relatively thick, Wire or cables, said Woven to any desires the of this PATENT OFFICE.

Zietters Patented J 3, 1912. 3T0. seams.

hes-v strong powerful coil springs i, one one; of each of semi springs bearing against hues, as-at 5, While the opposite end of said spring bears against the rubber plate or booy us at 6'. It is, 01 course, understood that I employ any suitable nui'nbei of these coil s kings, dependent upon the class unaljhiczness of the armor,

Secured to the iner: 13.08 of the side of the essel 0:" Wail of .i'tiiicstion, eye a number of which are riveted or said Weller side so as to regained in position, Within each cylin er moves a )lunger 8, each plunger being "ed to a relative 3; long, thick, powern or roe". one enci of "which is seeer o as st 10 to the plun 'er, said rod. proting through a bore 11 in the cylinder, thence through bore 12 in the side of the vessel 01 fort, thence through passages or bores 13 and i l in the steel plates and rubber body, respectively, the ends. ofsaid at the facing the rubber body. Secured through the metallic mesh is e stop composed of two plate sections 16, each provided with a semi-eylindzgicai member 17, said semi-eylincii'icsl sections forming a, split sleeve, adapted. when the parts are assembled to fit over the rod and to be secured thereto by bolts as at 18. Interposed between the plates 16 and the air or cushion cylinders are relatively powerful coil springs the plunger rocls.

From the above description, taken in connectioin'yith the accompanying drawing, the construction and manner of assembling and apparent. t

in assembling the armor, the cylinders are secured to the inside of a Wall or vessel with the plungers properly pluce therein and the rotls projected through. the passages mboi'es in such snie The spring. 19 are now pi .-e=,l in posie the plates and the i em-aiming portions of the rods 03; pi'o'ectetl through the open- Tools being provided with enlarged heads to each rod, at. the point where it passes 19, each of said. springs encircling one of use of my improved-armor will be readily .21 between the cylinders end 1 'ings in the wire mesh, steel and rubber, as

shown in the drawing, the endsof the rods projecting through the rubber facing or body being then upset or headed so as to retain all the parts in their" combined or removed position.

It will be seen that I have provided an exceedingly strong, durable, eflicient and ef' fective'forrn of armor plate, which may be used wherever it is desired to install protection against projectiles, and while I have here n shown and described one particular emlodiment of my invention by way of illustration, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself .to all the precise, de-

tails of construction herein set forth, as

means for cushioning the armor.

2. In an armor, the combinationof a body of rubber, steel armor plate, springs interposed between the armor plate and the rubber, a facing of woven wire for the metallic armor plate, a plurality of air cylinders connectedto the'structure to be protected, and

. lun ers movin in said 0 linders and engaging with the rubber, steel plates and mesh.

3. In an armor, an armor plate comprismg a facing of reslllent mater1al,'a plurality of metallic armor plates arranged face-toface, a body of woven wire in contact with the armor plate, springs interposed between 'the armor plate and body of rubber, air cylinders'connected to the structure to be protected, plunge-rs moving in said air cylinders, rods for said plungers projectingthrough 'the side of the structure to be protected and through the armor plate formed by the rubber, steel and wire mesh; and springscoiled about said rods between the cylinders and body of armor.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH N. PAPENDRY.

Witnesses:

JAMES E. Dav s,

HARRY JOHNSON. 

